
Acting
Erin Krakow
Born 1984-09-05 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Erin Krakow is an American actress. She appeared in the Lifetime TV series Army Wives, and stars as Elizabeth Thatcher in the Hallmark series When Calls the Heart.
Acting credits
7.2When a workaholic CEO tries to skip Christmas by flying to Australia, she’s in for the flight of her life. Haunted by her past, present, and future, she’s forced to confront the choices that led to her success yet left her flying solo. With the help of three quirky spirits and a surprise reunion with her ex, she might just rediscover the magic of Christmas—and the love she thought she’d lost.
Christmas Above the Clouds
2025
6.9Samantha’s Montana ranch is her family’s legacy, so when a developer shows up to buy it, Sam isn’t interested. But as he tries to win her trust and her ranch, Sam finds he might also be winning her heart.
A Summer Romance
2019
6.1It's Christmas and Miranda leaves Seattle with a suitcase full of presents to join her long- lost family in Carlton Heath, where she will experience the joyful traditions she missed as a child. Last Christmas, Miranda fell in love with Ian, a local man who helped her as she searched for her father, James Whitcomb, a famous theatre actor she believed had a connection to the town. At his widow Margaret’s request, Miranda agrees to keep it a secret to protect the family from scandal.
Engaging Father Christmas
2017
6.8Christmas enthusiast party planners Ella and her sister, Marianne, clash with their client, Edward, who is a not-so-jolly toy company CEO.
Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen
2019
6.2Samantha Hart is delighted when her online "Chance at Romance" to photographer Heath Madsen eventually results in Heath sending her a first class ticket to visit. Upon arriving for what she expects to be a romantic weekend, however, she learns her online relationship with the widowed photographer was actually manufactured a matchmaking twelve year-old. Sam is anxious to end her trip as quickly as possible, but a nasty bout of weather extends her stay through the end of the week.
Chance at Romance
2013
7.3Elizabeth's engagement plans are thrown into disarray when her fiancée's free-spirited brother David returns home. David's unexpected influence prompts Elizabeth to question her life decisions.
It Was Always You
2021
6.2Orphaned at a young age at Christmas, Miranda finds a clue that could unveil the truth about her father - and maybe a little something else will rekindle her Christmas spirit.
Finding Father Christmas
2016
6.1When Miranda Chester sets off to find information on her biological father two Christmases ago, she never imagined her investigation would lead her to both the love of her life, Ian McAndrick, and the family she had always longed for, including Margaret Whitcomb and half-brother Peter Whitcomb. After her romantic engagement last Christmas, Miranda prepares for a Christmas wedding surrounded by this new family. While Miranda finalizes the details of her big day, Margaret forges a surprising romance with a friend from the past. Miranda’s wedding plans are quickly complicated when a mysterious visitor who claims to have ties to her late parents reaches out to her just days before her wedding. As Miranda’s wedding approaches, she must decide if she wants to spend one of the most momentous days of her life with this new family connection, and must carefully navigate the first steps into the next chapter of her life with Ian.
Marrying Father Christmas
2018
6.1Two longtime rivals and elementary school teachers duke it out during the holidays in a Christmas cookie bake-off, but their real feud ignites over a shared interest in a handsome single dad. With both determined to win the prize and the romance, their competitiveness could jeopardize what matters most this Christmas season.
A Cookie Cutter Christmas
2014
5.0Look at Hallmark's now annual Kansas City celebration, featuring Hallmark stars
The Hallmark Christmas Experience: A Hometown Holiday Christmas Special
2025
7.2A bookstore owner finds love and direction in life after agreeing to review a famous author’s new novel in her blind-date-with-a-book club.
Blind Date Book Club
2024
7.2When Olivia, a successful interior designer, finds an old letter from Santa promising she’ll meet the love of her life by Christmas Eve — and that his name will be Nick — she’s stunned to meet not one, but three guys named Nick.” In addition to navigating three holiday romances, she finds herself drawn to a co-worker.
Santa Tell Me
2024
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls The Heart: What the Heart Wants. Lucas and Elizabeth decide to take their relationship to the next level. Elizabeth and Nathan haven’t gotten back to normal after their conversation, but she’s still surprised when he misses their parent teacher meeting. Rosemary and Lee adjust to having their niece Rachel with them, learning that it might be more difficult than they originally thought. Clara and Jesse try to sort through their marital issues, as Faith and Carson are handling their own curveball when Carson receives the opportunity of a lifetime, in Baltimore. Meanwhile, a stranger named Christopher comes in town, and everyone is shocked when they learn his reason for coming.
When Calls the Heart: What the Heart Wants
2021
6.0Hope Valley is buzzing from the introduction of the Wishing Tree, with all the townspeople eagerly placing their wishes on its branches in the hopes they will be granted. Elizabeth wishes for Jack's return. Meanwhile, Abigail spearheads the town's first Christmas parade, featuring an energetic band, led by Bill. Abigail's newly adopted son, Cody, tries to make their first Christmas together special, connecting her past with their future. Rosemary and Lee discover the importance of Christmas traditions and treasured memories. Meanwhile, Doctor Carson Shepherd exhibits faith and resilience in trying to heal and inspire a guarded woman who has given up on the spirit of Christmas. Also, disgraced former mayor, Henry Gowen, gets a second chance at redemption.
When Calls The Heart: The Christmas Wishing Tree
2017
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Jack Wagner and Pascale Hutton star in When Calls The Heart: Open Season. Spring has arrived in Hope Valley. Elizabeth has finished her manuscript and Helen Bouchard’s sudden arrival in Hope Valley, makes Elizabeth more than a little nervous, especially when they start the editing her work. A homesick Rosemary and Lee cut their South American trip short and soon after arriving home Lee injures back lifting the crate they had sent from South America. Fortunately, Faith arrives back from medical school providing Hope Valley with two doctors, but Carson worries that Faith’s time away has changed her. Clara and Jesse haven’t been getting along, as they’ve been so consumed with work and Fiona starts a bold new business venture of her own.
When Calls the Heart: Open Season
2021
NRElizabeth Thatcher is an independent, strong-willed teacher who has foregone the life of the big city and found a job, a home—and romance with a handsome Mountie named Jack—in the small frontier town of Coal Valley. But when she learns that her mother has taken ill, she returns to Hamilton, her hometown, with Jack as her escort. Once in the comparably opulent Hamilton, Elizabeth and Jack are confounded by Jack's ne'er-do-well brother and Elizabeth's former suitor, Charles Kensington. But it is Elizabeth's father, William, who drives a wedge between them when he suggests to Jack that Charles would be a better match for his well-bred daughter.
When Calls The Heart: Trials Of The Heart
2015
7.2A wedding guide creator must convince an uninspired artist and owner of a special wedding cottage to renovate the rundown cottage to host a contest-winning couple for their dream wedding.
The Wedding Cottage
2023
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Lori Loughlin and Jack Wagner star in When Calls the Heart: Forever in My Heart. While Jack attempts to help a young settler couple reconcile their differences, Elizabeth tries to inspire her students, particularly Cody's sister, Becky, who has returned to Hope Valley in a wheelchair. Everyone is surprised when Carolyn Connors, Cody and Becky's long-lost, wealthy aunt, arrives to whisk them out of Abigail's care and raise them on her own. Meanwhile, Henry is arrested for sabotaging Lee's sawmill, and Lee's romantic intentions for Rosemary may also be sabotaged when a producer casts Rosemary in his upcoming film!
When Calls The Heart: Forever In My Heart
2016
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Lori Loughlin and Jack Wagner star in When Calls the Heart: Hearts in Question. An air of discord settles over Hope Valley when Jack's spirited mother, Charlotte, pays an unexpected visit and stays with Elizabeth. While Charlotte "helpfully" critiques Elizabeth's skills as a housekeeper, pie-maker and teacher, Rosemary has become a bit of a taskmaster herself for those helping with her imminent wedding to Lee. Meanwhile, Gowen comes under suspicion for "irregularities" in the bank's bookkeeping, and as he and Nora prepare to leave town, Bill and Jack must contend with a violent storm, rising flood waters and the collapse of the Silverton mine!
When Calls the Heart: Hearts in Question
2016
6.0An intriguing peddler comes to Hope Valley selling the townspeople his wares and teaching them valuable lessons about joy and giving. When the townspeople realize that the recently displaced settlers in the area will not have a proper Christmas, they come together to create a special holiday celebration — including a Nativity presentation from the schoolchildren — that will infuse everyone with the true spirit of Christmas.
When Calls The Heart: Christmas
2016
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Jack Wagner and Lori Loughlin star in When Calls the Heart: Home Is Where the Heart Is. At long last, Jack returns to Hope Valley and he and Elizabeth start planning their wedding…but at the schoolhouse, Phillip is worried that the impending nuptials will mean the loss of his beloved teacher. Meanwhile, Carson finds love, the town bank might be in trouble, and Hattie runs a false story at the school newspaper.
When Calls the Heart: Home Is Where the Heart Is
2018
NRElizabeth returns to Hope Valley and immediately volunteers to look after a neighbor's rural homestead…and his two children, an undertaking which proves to be a bigger chore than she'd imagined. But when Jack lends a hand, and they wind up chatting by the fire, all seems right in Hope Valley and the world. Meanwhile, in Hamilton, Bill Avery sets about busting a counterfeiting ring wide open, an endeavor which surprisingly leads him to Hope Valley, where he mysteriously declines Jack's help. But Bill isn't the only big-town visitor: Elizabeth is even more surprised to see her former suitor, Charles Kensington, standing right in the middle of her schoolhouse!
When Calls The Heart: Heart Of The Family
2015
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Jack Wagner and Lori Loughlin star in When Calls the Heart: The Greatest Blessing. After a group of orphans are stranded for the holidays, Abigail and the other residents of Hope Valley band together to make this an unforgettable Christmas. Meanwhile, Elizabeth prepares for her new life…while teaching her students the art of selfless giving.
When Calls the Heart: The Greatest Blessing
2019
NRFrom celebrated author Janette Oke comes a rigorous and romantic adventure as epic as the wide frontier. Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing, Jack Wagner and Lori Loughlin star in When Calls the Heart: The Queen of Hearts. A year after Jack's passing, Elizabeth struggles to juggle motherhood and teaching. Meanwhile, Lucas, the mysterious new owner of Abigail's cafe, arouses suspicion when he dodges questions about his past. And Rosemary decides to play matchmaker for Carson and Faith. Will she succeed?
When Calls the Heart: The Queen of Hearts
2019